1960 Detroit Lions Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-5
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: George Wilson (7-5)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1960 Detroit Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 7-5
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: George Wilson (7-5)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1960 Detroit Lions Results
The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1960 season with a record of 7 wins and 5 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division.
The Lions ran up 239 points, while the defensive squad allowed 212. Nick Pietrosante rushed for a team-leading 872 yards for Detroit.
Jim Ninowski threw for 1,599 yards. Jim Gibbons hauled in 51 balls, while Gail Cogdill added 642 receiving yards.
Night Train Lane snatched 5 opponent throws.
George Wilson coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | Grady Alderman | T-G | December 10, 1938 | 6'2" | 247 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit, MI USA | 11 | 0 |
| 41 | Terry Barr | PR | August 10, 1935 | 6'0" | 189 | Michigan | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 12 | 0 |
| 57 | Carl Brettschneider | LLB | December 2, 1931 | 6'1" | 223 | Iowa St. | Dundee, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 76 | Roger Brown | RDT | May 1, 1937 | 6'5" | 300 | Md-Eastern Shore | Surrey County, VA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 40 | Howard Cassady | RH | March 2, 1934 | 5'10" | 183 | Ohio St. | Columbus, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 89 | Gail Cogdill | SE | April 7, 1937 | 6'3" | 200 | Washington St. | Worland, WY USA | 12 | 0 |
| 87 | Glenn Davis | WR | September 12, 1934 | 6'0" | 180 | Ohio St. | Wellsburg, WV USA | 4 | 0 |
| 80 | Jim Gibbons | TE | September 26, 1936 | 6'2" | 220 | Iowa | Chicago, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 53 | Bill Glass | RDE | August 16, 1935 | 6'5" | 252 | Baylor | Texarkana, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 75 | John Gordy | RG | June 17, 1935 | 6'3" | 248 | Tennessee | Nashville, TN USA | 12 | 0 |
| 60 | Bob Grottkau | G | March 22, 1937 | 6'4" | 228 | Oregon | San Rafael, CA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 88 | Steve Junker | E | May 22, 1935 | 6'3" | 217 | Xavier (OH) | Cincinnati, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 71 | Alex Karras | LDT | July 15, 1935 | 6'2" | 248 | Iowa | Gary, IN USA | 12 | 0 |
| 81 | Night Train Lane | LCB | April 16, 1927 | 6'1" | 194 | West. Nebraska CC-Scottsbluff | Austin, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 28 | Yale Lary | P | November 24, 1930 | 5'11" | 185 | Texas A&M | Fort Worth, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 24 | Dick LeBeau | RCB | September 9, 1937 | 6'1" | 185 | Ohio St. | London, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 45 | Dan Lewis | LH | February 14, 1936 | 6'1" | 199 | Wisconsin | Freehold, NJ USA | 12 | 0 |
| 43 | Gary Lowe | LS | May 4, 1934 | 5'11" | 196 | Michigan St. | Trenton, MI USA | 11 | 0 |
| 21 | Bruce Maher | KR | July 25, 1937 | 5'11" | 190 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit, MI USA | 12 | 0 |
| 72 | Gil Mains | DT-DE | December 17, 1929 | 6'2" | 243 | Murray St. | Mount Carmel, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 47 | Jim Martin | K | April 8, 1924 | 6'2" | 227 | Notre Dame | Cleveland, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 70 | Willie McClung | RT | May 9, 1930 | 6'2" | 250 | Florida A&M | Marion, AL USA | 11 | 0 |
| 78 | Darris McCord | LDE | January 4, 1933 | 6'4" | 250 | Tennessee | Detroit, MI USA | 12 | 0 |
| 64 | Max Messner | LB | October 13, 1938 | 6'3" | 225 | Cincinnati | Ashland, OH USA | 1 | 0 |
| 84 | Dave Middleton | E-HB-FL | November 23, 1933 | 6'1" | 194 | Auburn | Birmingham, AL USA | 7 | 0 |
| 14 | Earl Morrall | QB | May 17, 1934 | 6'1" | 205 | Michigan St. | Muskegon, MI USA | 12 | 2 |
| 15 | Jim Ninowski | QB | March 26, 1936 | 6'1" | 206 | Michigan St. | Detroit, MI USA | 11 | 10 |
| 33 | Nick Pietrosante | FB | September 10, 1937 | 6'2" | 225 | Notre Dame | Ansonia, CT USA | 12 | 0 |
| 18 | Warren Rabb | QB | December 12, 1937 | 6'3" | 204 | LSU | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 56 | Joe Schmidt | MLB | January 19, 1932 | 6'1" | 220 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 50 | Bob Scholtz | C | December 25, 1937 | 6'4" | 250 | Notre Dame | Watertown, SD USA | 12 | 0 |
| 66 | Harley Sewell | LG | April 18, 1931 | 6'1" | 230 | Texas | St. Jo, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 73 | Ollie Spencer | LT | April 17, 1931 | 6'2" | 245 | Kansas | Hopewell, KS USA | 12 | 0 |
| 20 | Jim Steffen | DB | May 1, 1936 | 6'0" | 195 | Occidental | Orange, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 55 | Wayne Walker | RLB | September 30, 1936 | 6'2" | 225 | Idaho | Boise, ID USA | 12 | 0 |
| 74 | Jim Weatherall | DT-T | October 26, 1929 | 6'4" | 245 | Oklahoma | Graham, OK USA | 12 | 0 |
| 34 | Ken Webb | HB-FB | August 15, 1935 | 5'11" | 207 | Presbyterian | Albany, GA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 23 | Dave Whitsell | DB | June 14, 1936 | 6'0" | 189 | Indiana | Shelby, MI USA | 11 | 0 |
| 85 | Sam Williams | DE-E-LB | March 9, 1931 | 6'5" | 235 | Michigan St. | Dansville, MI USA | 12 | 0 |
